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Earthquake in Southern Philippines Kills 7
[ad_1] A powerful underwater earthquake shook the southern Philippines on Friday, killing several people, damaging a school, shopping malls and dozens of homes, and knocking out power across villages, officials said. At least seven people died as a result of the quake, which also caused injuries and left two people missing, Mark Timbal, a spokesman for the Philippine Civil Defense,…
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The Battle of Tarawa in Pictures
[ad_1] Over three days of intense fighting, thousands of soldiers perished on beaches and in the ocean for a prize — a strategic speck of coral sand and its critical air strip, in the middle of the Pacific — that would help decide the outcome of World War II. Eighty years ago, the United States military attacked the island of…
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Israel Says Gaza Hospital Held Hamas Command Center: What We Know So Far
[ad_1] Israel is trying to produce solid evidence for its assertion that Hamas has been using tunnels under Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza as a command center. But an Israeli military-led tour of the hospital grounds with journalists Thursday night showed directly only a shaft in the ground with a staircase, which did not settle the issue. A definitive answer is…
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Satellite Images Show a Gaza Water Plant Burned Down Amid Water Crisis
[ad_1] Fire has gutted a water treatment plant on the outskirts of Gaza City, satellite images captured on Thursday and Friday show — the latest evidence of damage to water infrastructure amid an increasingly dire shortage of clean water. A satellite picture from Thursday shows an enormous plume of smoke rising from the fire and hanging over a wide swath…
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Liberia’s President Concedes Election Defeat in a Knife-Edge Vote
[ad_1] Liberia’s president, George Weah, conceded defeat on Friday night in his bid for a second term, after a tight runoff against Joseph Boakai, a 78-year-old political veteran, in an election that was considered a test of democracy in the West African nation. Mr. Boakai, who had served as vice president for 12 years under the former president, Ellen Johnson…
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Former Obama and Biden Officials Sign Letter Defending U.S.’s Israel Stance
[ad_1] More than 100 former members of the Obama and Biden administrations have sent a letter to the White House praising President Biden’s “moral clarity, courageous leadership and staunch support of Israel,” in an effort to defend Mr. Biden’s policies amid roiling dissent within the administration. The letter backs the president’s request for $14.3 billion in new security assistance for…
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A Rare Opportunity to See China’s Leader Up Close and (Sort of) Personal
[ad_1] As the most powerful Chinese leader in generations, Xi Jinping rarely bothers to glad-hand or to try charming a crowd. His public appearances in China are carefully crafted, with fawning cadres and adoring fans carefully positioned around him. So when Mr. Xi landed in San Francisco this week to meet with President Biden, to try to stabilize a relationship…
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Israel Displays Tunnel Shaft at Al-Shifa Hospital and Says It Will Allow In Some Fuel
[ad_1] In the darkness at Al-Shifa Hospital on Thursday night, it was unclear where the shaft led or how deep it went, although the military said it had sent a drone down at least several meters. Electrical wiring was visible inside, along with a metal staircase. Colonel Tsury acknowledged the pressure on Israel to show evidence of Hamas activity at…
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A Journey Into Northern Gaza: Ruins, Wreckage and Darkness
[ad_1] We hurried into the complex through the bombed-out remains of a building on the outskirts of the site, escorted by Israeli special forces, picking our way through rubble. They said it was still too dangerous to pass through the main gate because of fighting nearby. Inside, we found a squad of Israeli soldiers sleeping in a cafeteria-turned-makeshift-dormitory. A few…
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Xabi Alonso Isn’t Coming to Save Your Team. Not Yet.
[ad_1] Xabi Alonso has always done things at his own speed. As a player, it was his coolness, his control, his capacity to wait until precisely the right moment that made him one of the finest midfielders of his generation. As he contemplated the idea of becoming a coach, he saw no reason to change. He would continue to treat…
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